Job Description:

• 1) Installs, tests, and repairs antennas and related equipment that receive communication satellite signals, following specifications and using handtools and test instruments: Reviews installation specifications, building permit, manufacturer's instructions, and government ordinances to determine installation site for antenna.

• 2) Measures distance from landmarks to identify exact site location.

• 3) Visually inspects installation site to identify obstructions, such as trees or buildings, that could distort or block microwave signals from satellite.

• 4) Discusses site location and construction requirements with customer.

• 5) Digs hole for footing to support antenna base, using gasoline-powered auger, posthole digger, or shovel.

• 6) Assembles and installs prefabricated form in hole to cast concrete base, using handtools, plumb rule, and level, following specifications.

• 7) Mixes, pours, and finishes concrete, using concrete mixer, trowel, and float.

• 8) Inserts pedestal mounting bolts in wet concrete.

• 9) Digs trench and lays underground cable to connect antenna base to source of power in customer's building.

• 10) Attaches antenna base to footing after concrete dries, using handtools.

• 11) Assembles and attaches electronic and structural components of antenna, with co-worker, applying knowledge of electronics and electricity, following installation guidelines, and using handtools.

• 12) Attaches antenna to base, using nuts, bolts, and handtools.

• 13) Climbs ladder to install antenna when area is inaccessible from ground.

• 14) Orients antenna to direction and altitude of communication satellite, using surveying instruments and following charts of satellite position.

• 15) Solders connections to electronic controls, using soldering gun and wire cutters.

• 16) Connects antenna and television set to signal converter control box, using handtools.

• 17) Tests installed system for conformance to specifications, using test equipment, such as multimeters and oscilloscope.

• 18) Observes picture on television screen to evaluate reception.

• 19) Instructs customer in use of equipment.

• 20) Replaces or repairs defective parts, using handtools and test equipment.

• 21) May construct pole or roof mounts for antenna base, using carpenter's tools.

• 22) May reinforce roof of building to provide secure installation site, using carpenter's tools.

• 23) May install antennas and related equipment to receive satellite signals for such purposes as telephone, telex, facsimile, data, or radio communication.